Splice.



W. QUEENAN. SPLICE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 10, 1910.

1,005,467. Patented 0ct.10,1911.

UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTCE.

WILLIAM QUEENAN, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS.

SPLICE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM QUEENAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in Aurora, county of Kane, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Splices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to splices and more particularly to that type ofsplice used in joining beams in frame structures and has for its objectthe provision of such a splicing member as above referred to, which isadapted more particularly to attach steel beams to wooden beams.

In certain forms of frame structures, particularly in railway oar floorframes. it has been the practice with respect to broken wooden center ordraft sills, to replace the same with entirely new sills, which w asnecessarily quite an expensive operation. The breakage in such sillsusually occurs at a point above the trucks, leaving the larger part ofthe sill still in good condition.

Hy invention is particularly applicable in splicing a short steelchannel to the end of the wooden sill, the channel taking the place ofthe broken portion, thus necessitating only the removal of the shortbroken portion, and at the same time rendering the spliced sill morerigid and stronger than before.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like reference charactersindicate like parts, Figure 1 illustrates in perspective a portion of aframe structure embodying the splice of my invention; Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the splice; Fig. 3 is a bottom View of the structureillustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a left end view of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5is a right end View of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the structure illustrated in Figs. 2to 5, the said structure comprises an enlarged. central portion 1 havingthe oppositely extending arms 2 and 3. The central portion 1 has twoside walls 4 and 5 and a top wall 6. The upper part of the enlargedportion 1, has four openings 7 8, 9 and 10, the said openings extendinginwardly from opposite faces to the central web 11. The ribs 12 and 13extend outward from the central web 11. The said ribs 11, 12 and web 13are for the purpose of strengthening the enlarged portion 1. In theupper wall 6, are four holes 22. In the lower part of the enlargedportion 1 is a pocket 14, indicated by dotted lines in Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 10, 1910.

Patented Oct. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 596,722.

2. The surface 15 of the arm 2 is flush with the lower inside wall ofthe pocket 14, as shown in Fig. 2, the said pocket 14 thus being adaptedto receive an end of one of the members to be spliced, the said memberbeing securely fastened to the surface 15 of extension 2, by anysuitable means, preferably bolts or rivets passing through the holes 16%I1Cl corresponding holes in the spliced mem- The lower side of theextending portion 2 is strengthened by means of ribs 17 best illustratedin Fig. 3.

The extending arm 3 has two outer ribs 18 and 19, shaped to receive theinner surface of a channel iron. The flat portion 20 is adapted to beclamped to one of the spliced members, preferably a channel iron, theholes 21 being adapted to receive any suitable fastening means, passingthrough corresponding holes in the spliced member. The arm 3 is suitablystrengthened by means of the middle rib 23 which extends along the innersurface of said arm 3.

Thus it will be seen from the general description of the splice of myinvention illustrated in Figs. 2 to 5, that the same comprises a centralenlarged portion having a suitable supporting means, preferably a pocket14, to support the outermost end of a beam and an arm 2 adapted to berigidly fastened to the said beam, and an arm 3 extending in an oppositedirection to the first said arm 2, adapted to be secured to the othermember to be spliced, and preferably shaped to be received in a hollowof the said second spliced -member.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the said figure illustrates in perspective aportion of a railway car floor frame embodying my invention. In the saidfigure, the end sill 30, is partly shown, itbeing usually fastened tothe outer sills which are not shown here. The bolsters 31 and 32 may befastened to end sill 30 in any suitable manner. The intermediate sills33 and 34 are fastened to the bolsters 31 and 32 and supported inhangers 35 and 36. The center or draft sills 37 and 38 have theiroutermost ends fitted into the pockets 14 of splices 39 and 40 as shownby dotted lines. The said splices are securely fastened to the centersills 37 and 38 by means of bolts 41, the said bolts passing through theholes 16 of the splices 39 and 40 and corresponding holes in the sills37, 38 and their washer plates 42. The arms 3 of splices 39, 40, arereceived into the inner hollow or trough of their respective channels 43and 44:. The said channels and splices are securely fastened together bymeans of bolts or rivets 45 passing through holes 21 of the splices andcorresponding holes in their respective channels.

The block 46 may be of any suitable size so as to fit snugly between thesurfaces 6 of the two splices 39 and 40. The said block 46 has holescorresponding to the holes 22 in the portion 1 of the splices andsuitable bolts are passed through the holes, clamping the splices 39,4L0 together, thus making a very rigid joint and strengthening the draftsills at this point. The block 47 shown. at the broken away part ofchannel 44, is rigidly fastened to channels 43, at and adapted toreceive the king bolt of the wheel truck.

It will be apparent from the above description of the preferredembodiment of my invention, that many alterations and modifications maybe made. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the specific matterdisclosed, but aim to cover by the terms of theappended claims all suchalterations and modifications.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A splice having two oppositely extending arms, an enlarged centralportion having a pocket, one of said arms and said pocket being adaptedto be secured to a. spliced member and the other arm being adapted to besecured to the other spliced member.

2. A splice comprising an enlarged central portion having a pocketadapted to receive a spliced member, an arm adapted to be fastened tothe same member, and an oppositely extending arm adapted to be securedto the other member to be spliced.

3. A splice having two oppositely extending attaching arms, one of saidarms having a. flat attaching surface, and an enlarged central portionprovided with a pocket having one of its inner surfaces flush with saidattaching surface.

4:. A splice for attaching wooden to steel beams comprising an enlargedcentral portion having a. pocket adapted to receive the end of a woodenbeam, an arm adapted to be securely fastened to the same beam, and anoppositely extending arm adapted to be securely fastened to the steelbeam.

5. A spliced center sill for railway cars, comprising a wooden beam anda steel channel, a splice having two oppositely extending arms, one ofsaid arms being securely fastened to said wooden beam, an enlargedcentral portion for said splice having a pocket receiving the end ofsaid wooden beam, the other arm being securely fastened in the hollow ofsaid channel.

6. A center sill construction for railway cars, comprising a pair ofcenter sills, each sill having a wooden beam and a steel beam,

a splice for each sill having two oppositely extending arms and anenlarged central portion provided with a pocket, said pocket receivingthe end of said wooden beam, one of said arms being secured to saidwooden beam, the other of said arms being securely fastened to saidsteel beam, and means for securely fastening said splices together.

7. A splice comprising an enlarged integral portion having a pocketshaped opening adapted to receive the end of one of the members to bespliced, said opening having an abutting wall at the bottom thereof, andmeans extending from said portion and integral therewith adapted to besuitably secured to the members to be spliced.

8. A spliced center sill for railway cars comprising a wooden beam andsteel beam, a splice having an enlarged central portion having a pocketsupporting an end of the wooden beam, said pocket having an abuttingwall at the bottom thereof and oppo sitely extending attaching armsintegral with said central portion suit-ably secured, one to each beam.

Signed by me at Aurora, county of Kane and State of Illinois, in thepresence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM QUEENAN.

lVitnesses M. D. HASSITT, HENRY G. DALTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0.

